I've done it. I've gone and committed marriage. Today we filed the papers at the consulate, and so we're technically married, although we'll still have a church wedding in Canada later.

Having one of those cheesy wedding albums photographed makes for a long day. I've heard bad stories about ajummas forcibly trying to glop makeup on you (not fun for a guy) or control freak photographers, but our experience went pretty well. It's more work for the bride, who has to change into different outfits all day while you stand around, but overall it's not too painful. It's fun to be a model, for surely the only time in my life.

The actual wedding process is quite easy. The bride gets some birth records from her local office, you go to the smiling, helpful, friendly people at the Canadian consulate in Busan near Sinpyeong station-- no, really, ma'am, don't let me interrupt your busy paper-reading or fingernail-polish schedule, I know you work hard during your grueling thirty-hour workweek-- and then you go back to another office for more paperwork, and then back to the consulate to pay 80,000 won. Canadian government-- has there ever been a service charge they didn't like?

Other than my slight rant, this thread doesn't really have a point, but I thought I would share. Now you know what I look like. Isn't your life better as a result?

Ken:>

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p.s. Why the hey did they move the consulate out to Shin-pyuhng? Is there a concentrated amount of Canadian citizens out there or something? I was able to register in Joong-ahng. Is the new place more visable? The one in Joong-ahng was stuck down a little side street on the third(?) floor of a farmers bank. I have to say that the service was quite good though. Haven't been to the consulate in almost four years though.

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... you go to the smiling, helpful, friendly people at the Canadian consulate in Busan near Sinpyeong station-- no, really, ma'am, don't let me interrupt your busy paper-reading or fingernail-polish schedule, I know you work hard during your grueling thirty-hour workweek-- and then you go back to another office for more paperwork, and then back to the consulate to pay 80,000 won. Canadian government-- has there ever been a service charge they didn't like?

Haha, seems some things never change -- and why should they? -- it's government after all... Yup, that pretty much reflects my experience, except mine was in Tokyo and it was a Japanese woman doing the hitching. Yes, there's always a hitch...

Anyway, congratulations, you lucky guy! You can't beat a Korean wife. Well, I suppose you could, but I imagine you'd have better ideas. Now get out there and do us Canucks proud!

When I got married in 98 we had to go to the consulate in Seoul. I wish we could have done it in Busan. We got married in a Korean traditional ceremony at Chungyool sa. It was nice but it was August and the Korean costume/hanbok I was wearing was quite warm. We are awaiting our second child and we are moving to Calgary this summer. Things are going well.